British Comedy Guide
Withnail & I. Image shows from L to R: I (Paul McGann), Withnail (Richard E. Grant). Copyright: Hand Made Films
Withnail & I

Withnail & I

  • 1987 film

Film following the drink-and drug-fuelled misadventures of two struggling actors in a squalid London flat and an isolated Lake District cottage. Stars Paul McGann, Richard E. Grant, Richard Griffiths, Ralph Brown, Michael Elphick and more.

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Is Withnail and I the best British comedy of all time?

With Bruce Robinson's Withnail And I getting an open air release in Caversham tomorrow, as part of Cult Screens commitment to exhibiting the best cult and pop culture films, it's a perfect opportunity to revisit and reflect on a truly unique British comedy and cult classic.

Metro, 15th August 2013

Sick of living in squalor in Sixties Camden, down-on-their-luck actors Withnail (an impressively intense debut from Richard E. Grant) and Marwood (Paul McGann) decide to take an idyllic holiday in the Lake District. This superb British tragi-comedy, which has become a cult favourite, follows the two unemployables as they tackle extreme weather and Withnail's lecherous Uncle Monty (a typically imposing Richard Griffiths).

Rachel Ward, The Telegraph, 24th February 2010

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